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Magnesium Boosts Environmental Enrichment in Alzheimer’s
Combination of EE, magnesium-L-threonate more effective than either treatment alone in mouse model
Mean Serum Allopregnanolone Low Across Weight Extremes
Also tied to increased depression and anxiety severity, independent of body mass index
Doctors Increasingly Becoming ‘Nursing Home Specialists’
Number of generalist physicians billing for nursing home care up 15.6 percent from 2012 to 2015
Recent Increase in Cataract Sx at Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Shift in the site of cataract surgery from hospital outpatient departments to ASCs from 2001 to 2014
Unapproved Drugs Identified in Androgen Receptor Modulators
Most of the 44 products sold via the internet contained unapproved drugs and substances
Many Seniors Have Not Discussed Avoiding Drug Interactions
69 percent of patients see multiple doctors, 21 percent use multiple pharmacies, complicating issue
RSNA: Pulsed Radiofrequency Alleviates Low Back Pain
Reductions in VAS, ODI, Roland Morris score for patients with acute, subacute neuroradicular pain
Over 5 Percent of Incident Cancer Due to Diabetes, High BMI
In 2012, 5.6 percent of all incident cancers due to combined effects of diabetes, high BMI
AAFP Issues Summary of 2018 Final Medicare Fee Schedule
Key provisions include 0.3 percent increase in 2018 conversion factor to $35.999
Wait Time Linked to Worse Outcomes in Hip Fracture Surgery
Patients receiving surgery after 24 hours have higher risk of 30-day mortality, complications
